The Silence of the Library (Cat in the Stacks Mystery Book) - Cozy Mystery Novel for Book Lovers & Cat Enthusiasts, Perfect for Relaxing Evenings & Book Club Discussions

Charlie Harris is more than happy to help with the Athena Public Library’s display for National Library Week which includes a tribute to author Electra Barnes Cartwright, creator of the Veronica Thane Girl Detective series. Not only did he grow up reading the Veronica Thane books, he has a large collection of them thanks to his late aunt. All involved are thrilled when they discover Mrs. Cartwright is still alive and, despite her advanced age, is willing to make an appearance at the exhibit. Fans of the Veronica Thane series start popping up before the exhibit even starts and some of them are desperate to meet Mrs. Cartwright – some are even desperate enough to commit murder.“The Silence of the Library” is the nicely done fifth book in Miranda James’s Cat in the Stacks cozy mystery series (Miranda James is the pseudonym of author Dean James). I’ve come to love Charlie and Diesel, his overweight but very lovable Maine Coon cat. What I liked most about this book is the tribute to Girl Detectives – Veronica Thane is a version of Nancy Drew and James includes a Veronica Thane book within the main mystery that delightfully captures the language of early Girl Detective books (Veronica drives a roadster and refers to her friends as chums). Veronica was created just for this book but her character makes me want to dig out my own Nancy Drew books and reread them. James also does a neat job of tying together the mystery Veronica is trying to solve with the mystery Charlie is trying to solve. As for the mystery Charlie is trying to solve, I did figure out a major plot point halfway through the book but that added to the fun as I watched James cleverly put the plot together.“The Silence of the Library” is another winning cozy mystery by Miranda James.